Aarkkariyam

Aarkkariyam (transl. Who Knows) is a Biju Menon show through and through. A shaky, half-baked script with not enough depth is held together and made watchable purely due to his compelling performance as an ageing patriarch.

Sharaf U Deen and Parvathy star as a down-on-their-luck couple who relocate from Mumbai to Kerala due to their financial woes. The trials and tribulations they face as they try to sell off their ancestral property forms the rest of the story.

While the first half is a fun, aesthetically pleasing watch with enough intrigue, the second half reduces to a damp squib due to poor writing, leading up to a mediocre conclusion.

Much like Manju Warrier in the Priest, Parvathy's role is barely noticeable and criminally under-written. More screen time for Biju Menon and a tighter, edgier screenplay could have made this interesting premise into a thrill ride.

Watch it for a top performance from Biju Menon. He plays an aged man with grace and nuance, nailing the mannerisms, body language and even the tonality of a stereotypical 'Pala achayan'.

The movie overall, however, is very average.

Acting by all the actors is on point

I only wanted to know the backstory of Roy.

The change of languages between Malyalam, Hindi & English was too confusing for me. Although I got the concept behind it that it was set in Mumbai, but Roy's friend who himself was a Malyali was speaking in fluent HIndi.

Very realistic & crisp story with great performances.

Good make over and good performance of Biju Menon. Parvathy and Sharafudin also acted well. All characters are real and emotions are connectable.

Good shocker punch at interval.

But the movie is super slow and at times tests patients It also doesn't have much to offer story wise.

A good movie with some incredible perfomances.

Aarkkariyam was a slow paced realistic movie, The major highlight of this movie was the role of Ittiyavara played by Biju Menon. He just nailed it. Parvathy and Sharaf-U-Dheen also gives an impressive performance. Cinematography and Music are nice, But it would have been more better if the writing had been improved. That would have made the film even clearer.

Who Knows??

Just God Knows It All.